SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal ( Volume: 130, Issue: 10, 2021)
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Creating from Anywhere with an Artist-Driven Approach to Workstation Deployment
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- Publisher
- SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
- Doc Type
- Journal Article
- Content Type
- Original Research
- Abbreviated Title
- SMPTE Mot. Imag. J
- Volume
- 130, No. 10, pp. 35–41
- Abstract
- Netflix is a prolific producer of visual effects and original animated content. To meet that demand, the studio needs to attract the world’s best artistic talent. Artists like to create groundbreaking entertainment instead of worrying about getting access to the software or source files they need. Production infrastructure engineering (PIE) at Netflix designed remote workstations tailored to artists’ needs that make it easy just to start working, whether in an office in Mumbai or at a house in Vancouver. The technical needs of fast-paced productions can vary vastly and change rapidly. PIE not only needed to make it easy for artists to have a one-click experience, but also for developers to control and customize that experience. This is a technical case study—not just on the how, but on the why. Why were technologies selected, what challenges did they present, and how is this different from an off-the-shelf solution? And where does the industry go from here?
- Publication Date
- 2021-11-01
- DOI
10.5594/JMI.2021.3117065- ISSN
- Print:
1545-0279| Electronic:2160-2492 - Link
- https://doi.org/10.5594/JMI.2021.3117065
- Author(s)
- Michelle Brenner
bio
Michelle Brenner is a senior software engineer with 11 years of experience. She started in engineering support and now leads large-scale development projects. A Philadelphia native that currently calls Los Angeles home, she is an art school graduate and a self-taught engineer. During her career, she has enjoyed creating software to help others succeed, from artists to restaurateurs to fellow engineers. She uses her experience to advise entrepreneurs on topics from technical to team building. She shares her engineering travails and passion for diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) through conference speaking and publishing articles, with the hope others can learn from her challenges. - Keyword(s)
- Animation, AWS, Cloud, Configuration Management, Distributed Systems, Fleet Management, Remote Work, SaltStack, Spinnaker, Studio Workflow, Visual Effects Workflow, Workstation Deployment
- Copyright
- © 2021 SMPTE
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